[fleagle]

How can two million blacks get into Washington D.C. in sub zero temps in one day when 200,000 couldn't get out of New Orleans at 85 degrees with four days notice.

A councilman in Jersey sent an e-mail with that joke after 0's inauguration. He got in trouble for it. I think it's funny...funny 'cause it's true.

[kristinn]

It may be funny if you're a racist, but here's the truth about that:

As of last week, blacks, which were 67.2 percent of the pre-storm population of New Orleans, account for 50.9 percent of the city victims so far identified by race. It was New Orleans Caucasians who died way out of proportion to their numbers-28 percent of the population, 45.6 percent of the city’s known Katrina deaths by race.

[j-damn]

*How can two million blacks get into Washington D.C. in sub zero temps in one day when 200,000 couldn’t get out of New Orleans at 85 degrees with four days notice.

A councilman in Jersey sent an e-mail with that joke after 0’s inauguration. He got in trouble for it. I think it’s funny...funny ‘cause it’s true. *

Amusing, but of course, DC is 95 percent black and many more blacks live in DC metro. As for the remainder, they did have FOUR months to make travel plans, not four days.